TERMED/ TERM
to give something a name or to describe it with a particular expression:Technically, a horse that is smaller than 1.5 metres at the shoulder is termed a pony.
ATTITUDE
a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that is caused by this:
It's often very difficult to change people's attitudes.
DEPICT
to represent or show something in a picture or story:
Her paintings depict the lives of ordinary people in the last century.
CATCH
to discover, see, or realize something, especially someone doing something wrong
RESTLESS
unwilling or unable to stay still or to be quiet and calm, because you are worried or bored:
He's a restless type - he never stays in one country for long.
She spent a restless night (= she did not sleep well), tossing and turning.
SPIRIT
the characteristics of a person that are considered as being separate from the body, and that many religions believe continue to exist after the body dies:
in spirit Although he's now living in America, I feel he's with me in spirit (= I feel he is present and is influencing me, in a way that is not physical).
DISILLUSIONMENT
a feeling of being disappointed and unhappy because of discovering the truth about something or someone that you liked or respected:
disillusionment with There is increasing disillusionment with the government.He left the company, expressing his bitter disillusionment.
UNADORNED
plain and simple, with little or no decoration:
SET A PATTERN
- To create a regular way of doing something that others can follow. It means establishing a model or example that people can use in the future.
Example:
- If a teacher has a specific way of grading homework every week, they "set a pattern" that students can expect and follow.
SATIRIZE
to use satire to show that people or ideas have bad qualities or are wrong
DISSECT
to cut open something, especially a dead body or a plant, and study its structure:In biology classes we used to dissect rats.